| Main Ref. | Child, C.A., 1998 |
| Appearance refers to |
| specialized organs | |
| different appearance | |
| different colors | |
| remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Diagnosis | Trunk fully segmented; segments and neck tapering anteriorly. Lateral processes 1.5 times their diameters; all glabrous. Ocular tubercle at extreme anterior of neck; eyes moderately large, darkly pigmented. Oviger implants touching and below first lateral processes. Proboscis is a cylinder, swollen distally and armed with fringe of short setae around mouth. Abdomen moderately short, glabrous. Chelifore scapes almost as long as proboscis; both with hint of median suture, armed distally with fringe of short setae. Chelae with ovoid palms bearing inner field of short setae. Fingers short, of equal length; movable finger with small setose pad at base. Palp buds very large, bulging laterally for most of neck length. Oviger long; second segment long; third segment about 0.6 length of second, both with distal field of tiny setae; fifth longest, about 1.2 longer than fourth. Strigilis seventh and eighth segments with groups of setae longer than segment diameters; other segments with many short setae. Legs moderately long; femora slightly curved; long cement-gland tube about 1.1 times diameter of segment. Second tibiae the longest segments. Tarsus very short, with one broad sole spine. Propodus moderately long, slightly curved with five short broad heel spines and 9 - 10 very short sole spines. Claw short, less than half propodal length; auxiliary claws about 0.7 main claw length. Female slightly larger; abdomen a little longer and upcurved. Propodus with four heel spines and greater number of small sole spines. Ovigers missing. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| spines | |
| soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| spines | |
| soft-rays |